<p>I have a 1330 M+V SAT from an underperforming HS, but I have VERY strong ECs. Is it worth a shot? Btw, I'm a non URM.</p>
<p>Please excuse my "appy" error. APPLY!</p>
<p>What do you have to lose except time and your application expenses? If you don't apply, you'll always wonder "what if?" The worst that can happen if you do apply is that you'll be rejected. If that's worse to you than wondering "What if," then don't apply. Otherwise, apply. Most applicants to Harvard qualify for admission based on their stats. What gets students in are factors like ECs.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response.</p>
<p>So, would I be in that qualified group? (My rank is top 3%)</p>
<p>Also, what SAT allowance does Harvard give for students in poor neighborhoods/very underperforming schools? In other words, how low would they go for a non URM?</p>
<p>I have heard an admission officer say that probably the lowest SAT V+M score that would indicate that a student has the ability to graduate from Harvard would be about a 1200 -- whether or not a student is a URM. Probably students getting in with such low scores (for Harvard students) would be kids of multimillion dollar donors, nationally or internationally ranked athletes or students who have come from very challenging backgrounds, including substandard schools.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you're interested in applying, apply. Keep in mind that most students who apply get rejected, but that possibility shouldn't keep you from applying (and doing the best application that you can) if you're interested in Harvard. Just make sure that you also have safety and match schools that you'd enjoy attending, and that you know you can afford.</p>
<p>Continuing to ask questions about this subject is wasting your time. Yes, you have a chance. No one here, however, can tell you whether or not you'll definitely be rejected or accepted.</p>
<p>Thanks for your insight! </p>
<p>I was wondering if you have seen from your experience Harvard accept students with 1300 SAT scores from poor neighborhoods/underperforming schools that are NOT URMs.</p>
<p>northstarmom that's exactly how i feel about those "should i apply?" situations. 65 bucks make almost no difference in the long run, and it would stink to have that "what could've been" mentality in the future</p>
<p>"I was wondering if you have seen from your experience Harvard accept students with 1300 SAT scores from poor neighborhoods/underperforming schools that are NOT URMs."</p>
<p>My SAT M+V combined was 1310, but I used my ACT score of 31 instead, since it converted to a higher SAT score. I got in.</p>
<p>iamnervous, mind sharing ur other stats/ec's?</p>
<p>Yes, what Northstarmom said.</p>
<p>" was wondering if you have seen from your experience Harvard accept students with 1300 SAT scores from poor neighborhoods/underperforming schools that are NOT URMs."</p>
<p>Your continuing to ask about chances is indicating that Harvard would not be a good match for you because one thing that is a very important characteristic of students who get in and who enjoy schools like Harvard is the confidence to pursue their dreams, no matter what others think are their chances of attaining those dreams.</p>
<p>"iamnervous, mind sharing ur other stats/ec's?"</p>
<p>You can look in the EA decisions thread. I didn't list all of my EC's though, just what I thought was the hook.</p>
<p>shouldn't you have your teachers write recs and have them sent in already? If you haven't you're probably late. If you have, why ask? To get reassured by people who don't know you and can't evaluate your properly?</p>
<p>s2mercury: I already did all of that.</p>
<p>Northstarmom: I am amused by those type of comments that you make. IMO, they detract from your otherwise GREAT advice! Your evaluation of my chances has no bearing on whether I attain dreams. I was simply using my resources by asking you, a Harvard alumni interviewer, so that I can learn more about how Harvard evaluates applicants from a specific background. For the record, I am proud and confident about my abilities. Nevertheless, I am thankful for your insight and contributions to this board.</p>
<p>Mike,
Thank you for your gracious response. I apologize for sounding snarky and mean. </p>
<p>Truth is, I haven't seen anyone get in with stats like yours, but that doesn't mean anything because of course, I haven't seen all applicants. So, if you're interested in Harvard, definitely apply, but make sure that you have safety and match schools that you can afford and would like to go to.</p>
<p>I actually tell everyone who applies to do their best app possible, and then to assume that they won't get in because the odds aren't in their favor. Instead of setting their heart on Harvard, I suggest that they set their heart on a realistic schoool. If they do that, come April, they'll be happy regardless of whether Harvard accepts them or rejects them. I also know that if Harvard accepts them, they'll more than likely do what I did as a senior, immediately forget about that realistic school that I'd set my heart on, and accept Harvard's invitation, as do the overwhelming majority of students whom Harvard accepts.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you whatever you decide to do.</p>